Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Today's Teamster News 10/19/10

From Obama, the tax cut nobody heard of New York Times ...What if a president cut American income taxes by $116 billion and nobody noticed?...

Jobless benefits about to crash Politico ...there's little prospect anytime soon for the sort of costly and complex rescue that's necessary...

Largest Bank Will Resume Foreclosure Push in 23 States New York Times ...Bank of America announced on Monday it would resume home foreclosures in nearly two dozen states...

Teamsters rack up four organizing wins People's World ...the wins added almost 1,900 workers to the union...

Witness: Foreclosure firm owner gave gifts for altering documents Tampa Bay Online ...Some employees of Florida's largest "foreclosure mill" were given jewelry, cars and houses from the firm, in exchange for altering and forging key documents...

The New Tax Man: Big Banks and Hedge Funds Huffington Post ...Nearly a dozen major banks and hedge funds, anticipating quick profits from homeowners who fall behind on property taxes, are quietly plowing hundreds of millions of dollars into businesses that collect the debts, tack on escalating fees and threaten to foreclose on the homes of those who fail to pay...